Oh. She's like the newspaper. Is he in trouble for skipping out? Is he in trouble for something else? Alcide realizes that he needs to be careful what he says to her. At least, that's his presumption. Sure, she seems nice. But he has no idea how trustworthy she is and what will or won't end up in her reports.

"Little bit of both, I guess." Which is mostly true, even though it's more so the organized and mandatory aspect of it than the social. Alcide has always been better off as a lone wolf for a reason. But he's rarely had a problem with random social gatherings as long as there's no organization or demands about it.

He lifts his chin a bit, studying Gracie. "Sounds like you found your place here. Morning leads? I didn't get here in time to get today's I guess." Maybe if he sees some of the leads, he'll get more of a handle on the kind of person Gracie is.